Cord grasper and cutter for grain-binders



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A. SAVAGE. CORD GRASPBR AND CUTTER FOR GRAIN BINDBRS. No. 274,828;

Patented Mar.27,1883.

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ALFRED SAVAGE, OF SALEM, onneon.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 2'74,828, dated March27, 1883.

Application filed June 22, 1882.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED. SAVAGE, of Salem, in the county of Marionand State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Cord Holder andGutter for Grain-Binders; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichFigure l is a plan view of my improved cord-grasper for grain-binders.Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section, and

Fig. 4. is a cross-section of the same on line a: m of Fig. 1.

This invention relates to improvements in cord graspers and cutters forgrain-binders, and has reference to that class'of cord graspers andcutters which have for their object to effect the grasping and holdingthe tying-cord of the binder previous to the-severing thereof, whichtakes place after the binding of the bundle of grain, to prevent losingthe end of the binding-cord secondly, to enable the ready adjustment ofthe cutter to accommodate the cutting of cords of different thicknesses;and, thirdly, to cause the grasper to act with a variable or yieldingpressure upon the cord, and to relieve the roller of the grasp er fromundue strain or pressure.

The nature of my invention consists in the employment, in connectionwith a sleeve having a shoulder on its inner side, near the outer end, asliding jaw having at its outer end a hook or beak with a notched ortoothed face, and an adjustable cutter or knife arranged at one side ofthe sleeve, of a jaw or palm cushioned upon springs seated upon bracketsof the sleeve, and having alsoa notched or toothed face, said facebeing'arranged inward from and adapted to co-operate with the notched ortoothed face of the hook of the sliding jaw, said palm or jaw having ashoulder or stop near its said end, substantially as hereinafter morefully set forth.

In carrying out my .invention I employ a sleeve, A, which is bolted orotherwise fasttened to the binder-frame through an aperture, a, in itsrear end.

B B are the jaws which constitute the (No model.)

grasper, and which are arranged within the sleeve A. Thejaw or palm Bhas its outer end provided with notches or teeth I), as has also thebeak of the hooked end of thejaw B, the purpose-of which is to grasp andhold the binding-cord. The jaw or palm B is capable of having aninwardly-yielding movement, as will be presently readily understood, tovary the pressure or relieve excessive strain on the binder by itsaction, with that of the jaw B, in grasping and holding the cord. lit isprovided with a lateral shoulder, 0, near its outer end, which isarranged a short distance outward from a shoulder, 0, formed on thesleeve by reducing or shortening one side of the latter. When broughtinto contact these two shoulders limit the inward movement of the palmor .jaw B. Said jaw B is cushioned upon a spring or springs, d, whichreceive studs or projections d on a cross-bar, d preferably cast withits shank, and studs or projections e on the brackets e, bolted orotherwise fastened to the inner end of the sleeve A. These springspermit the withdrawal of the palm or jaw B simultaneously with theinward movement of its fellow jaw, B, to take hold of the binding-cord,but press outwardly with suffi cient force to enableit to unite withsaid jaw B to properly grasp and hold the cord. It will also be noticedthat by the action of these springs the palm or jaw B will, the instantthe jaw is allowed to move outward, spring outward also, and follow upthe jaw B, and thus continue to hold the cord, though severed from thatpassing around the bundle. The severing operation is performed by thegrasper, during its inward movement, carrying the cord against the knifeor cutter 0, arranged at the side of the sleeve. This movement of thegrasper is caused by mechanism used in connection with a grain-binder towhich I intend to apply my invention.

The knife is rendered adjustable by means of screws f f, passed throughslots ff in said knife and into screw-threaded apertures in the 9 sleeveA. The adjustability of the knife or cutter permits it to beaccommodated to binding-cords of different thicknesses.

his a guard on the outside of the knife or cutter.

Having thus described my inventi0n,what I palm B, cushioned uponsprings, or a spring, 10 claim as new isd, seated upon brackets of thesleeve A, and The cord grasper and cutter for grain-bindhaving near itsouter end a shoulder, 0, and a ers, consisting of the sleeve A, having ashoulnotched or toothed face, I), as and for the pur- 5 der, 0, formedthereon by reducing or shortpose set forth.

ening one of its sides,-the adjustable cutter or ALFRED SAVAGE. knife(J, affixed to one side thereof, the sliding Witnesses: jaw B, having atits outer end the beak orhook JAMES 0. BROWN,

with a notched or toothed face, and the jaw or SETH R. HAMMER.

